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Rachel Barrett (12 November 1874 – 26 August 1953) was a Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor born in Carmarthen. Educated at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth she became a science teacher, but quit her job in 1906 on hearing Nellie Martel speak of women's suffrage, joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU ...
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Rachel Barrett was born on 12 November 1874 in Camarthen, Wales. Her father, a surveyor, died when Rachel was four and she grew up in Llandello with her mother Anne Jones, a Welsh speaker, and two siblings.
Oct 16, 2023 · Rachel Barrett (12 November 1874 – 26 August 1953) was a Welsh suffragette and newspaper editor born in Carmarthen.
The following year, Rachel was ‘appointed secretary of the Equal Political Rights Campaign Committee, an organisation that sought equality between men and women in all political spheres’. Rachel Barrett died of a cerebral haemorrhage on 26 August 1953 in Faygate, Sussex.
Rachel Barrett, who was born in Carmarthen in 1874, became one of the leading figures in the women’s suffrage movement. She was a talented orator and negotiator as well as being the co-editor of, and photographer for, “The Suffragette” magazine.
Thirty-two-year-old maths and science teacher Rachel Barrett got into trouble with her headmistress because of her suffragette activities (among other things, Barrett had been flour-bombed...
Rachel Barrett, the daughter of Welsh-speaking parents, Rees Barrett, land and road surveyor and Anne Barrett, née Jones, was born on 12th November 1874 at 23 Union Street, Carmarthen. Educated at a private school in Stroud, she later won a scholarship to Aberystwyth College, gaining a BSc (London) in 1904.
Jul 28, 2021 · One of Wales' most influential figures in the suffragette movement has been honoured in her home town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Rachel Barrett, who was born in Carmarthen, is hailed as leading light as one of Wales' key campaigners who fought for the right of women to vote.
Date of birth: 1874. Date of death: 1953. Partner: Ida Alexa Ross Wylie. Parent: Rees Barrett. Parent: Ann Barrett (née Jones) Gender: Female. Occupation: suffragette. Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Activism. Author: Mary Thorley.
